Around 9:50 p.m. on Thursday, police were called to a home on River Valley Circle in Ceres, Calif. for reports of a victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. His father was able to wrestle the gun out of Nicholson's hand, after which Nicholson left.

In the hours to come, friends and relatives would gather outside the house with the basketball hoop.

Ceres police took Nicholas to the police department for questioning then later booked him into the Stanislaus County Jail where he's being held without bail. News cameras joined them, and investigators came and went. "Was it the video game or was there something else going on".